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Nov 9, 2024 | 
centralcurrent.org | Eddie Velazquez |Patrick McCarthy |Patrick Mccarthy |Brian Cohen |Samantha Olander |Ahna Renee Fleming
A defeated Brigit Burt stood with her daughter at an election party hosted by Onondaga County Democrats at Harvey’s Garden, eyes glued to the television. Burt said she was happy local Democrats nearly swept downballot races. But tears dotted her cheeks. For every win by local Democrats, there were more wins for Donald Trump. She was crushed at the notion of living another four years in his America. Others in the crowd shared Burt’s anxieties.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
centralcurrent.org | Patrick McCarthy |Patrick Mccarthy |Samantha Olander |Ahna Renee Fleming
Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter won her fifth term in the New York State Assembly on Tuesday night. She held off Republican Daniel Ciciarelli. The Associated Press called the race just after 11 p.m. Hunter has represented the state Assembly’s 128th district since 2015. The 128th district spans portions of DeWitt, Salina, Syracuse, Onondaga and the Onondaga Nation. In the New York State Legislature, Hunter has been one of the main drivers behind “good cause” eviction legislation.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
pennlive.com | Samantha Olander |Ahna Renee Fleming
Pennsylvania ElectionsPublished: Oct. 29, 2024, 4:30 p.m.Gracie Watkins, a full-time student in Luzerne County, said she's decided who will get her vote, but doesn't agree entirely with either candidate. Photo by Ahna Fleming, Syracuse University.Samantha Olander, Syracuse University. By Samantha Olander and Ahna Fleming | Syracuse UniversityCounty: LuzerneLuzerne County, population 328,000, houses the cities of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Hazleton and Nanticoke.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
centralcurrent.org | Ahna Renee Fleming
To read more about Pamela Hunter’s opponent, Daniel Ciciarelli, click here. To read more of Central Current’s 2024 election coverage, learn how to register to vote and more, click here. Democrat Pamela Hunter is vying to keep her seat as the assemblywoman representing the New York State Assembly’s 128th District. The district includes portions of Syracuse, Salina, DeWitt, Onondaga and the Onondaga Nation. Hunter is the only female veteran in the state Legislature.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
centralcurrent.org | Ahna Renee Fleming
To read more about Daniel Ciciarelli’s opponent, Pamela Hunter, click here. To read more of Central Current’s 2024 election coverage, learn how to register to vote and more, click here. Republican Daniel Ciciarelli is running to unseat New York State Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter in November. The two are vying to represent the Assembly’s 128th district, which covers portions of Syracuse, Salina, DeWitt, Onondaga and the Onondaga Nation.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
centralcurrent.org | Samantha Olander |Ahna Renee Fleming
Rep. Brandon Williams and state Sen. John Mannion faced off in their first debate Tuesday night. The pair of Congressional candidates sparred over critical issues facing central New Yorkers, including the economy, housing and abortion rights. The debate, moderated by Syracuse.com and held at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, comes just weeks ahead of the November election, with both candidates vying for control of New York’s 22nd Congressional District.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
rawstory.com | Ahna Renee Fleming
For customer support contact [email protected]. Report typos and corrections to [email protected]. Stories Chosen For YouSitting in on a panel of conservatives who have abandoned the Republican Party due to the dominance of Donald Trump, one former GOP campaign adviser suggested the only way to save her former party is to destroy it and rebuild it again from the ashes.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
cityandstateny.com | Ahna Renee Fleming |Samantha Olander
The national spotlight was on the Exonerated Five when New York City Council Member Yusef Salaam, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana appeared on the Democratic National Convention’s primetime stage Thursday night. (The fifth member of the group, Antron McCray, rarely makes public appearances and did not attend the convention.)In 1989, the five Black men, then teenagers, were imprisoned for a crime they did not commit.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
cityandstateny.com | Ahna Renee Fleming |Samantha Olander
As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the divisions within the party have been on full display as a growing number of elected officials and delegates have expressed support for Uncommitted delegates' demand that a Palestinian American be allowed to speak on the main Democratic National Convention stage. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, state Sen.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
mlive.com | Ahna Renee Fleming |Griffin Brown
Special note: Ahna Fleming, a Minneapolis-born Syracuse University senior studying magazine, news and digital journalism and philosophy, and Griffin Uribe Brown, a junior from Chicago studying magazine, news and digital journalism and policy studies, are reporting for MLive during the Democratic National Convention. They are covering the DNC as part of a program with Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
